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Harold Jones enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served until 1946 on the SS Palawan and Sombrero Key (a tugboat). He did his basic training at Camp Wallace, Texas and he was trained as a singalman in Bainbridge, Maryland. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on Mar 29, 2006, Jones talked about military experiences in the Second World War. Jones and his twin brother were born of June 14, 1926 in Oxford, Kansas. He graduated from Oxford High School in 1944. He and his brother both enlisted in the Navy but were only together through boot camp. After his service, he used the G. I. Bill to attend Oklahoma A & M (now Oklahoma State) to become a teacher. He had teaching and coaching jobs in several Kansas towns: Dexter, Hoisington, and Hutchinson. He married his wife Lela in December 1949. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the community institutions receiving grants. The transcript of the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Watkins Community Museum of History (Lawrence) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
Creator: Jones, Harold R.
Date: March 29, 2006
Item Number: 218565
Call Number: World War II Oral Histories Project
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 218565
Collections - Oral History - Kansas Veterans of World War II - Watkins Community Museum of History, Lawrence, KS
Date - 2000s - 2006
Military - Service - Navy
Military - Veterans - Benefits - G. I. Bill of Rights
Military - Wars - World War II
Places - Cities and towns - Hoisington
Places - Cities and towns - Hutchinson
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Oxford
Places - Counties - Barton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Reno
Places - Counties - Sumner
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
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